Things you might not know.

It's the one Nordic country I regret not seeing. Maybe I can still get there someday before nature taps me on the shoulder.

Although, on very warm and sunny summer days, the peak temperature could reach around 20-25 °C (68-77 °F). The highest ever recorded temperature recorded in Iceland was 30.5°C (86.9°F) in the year 1939.

One one will love that stat.

Iceland has vast amounts of geothermal and hydroelectric power due to its location. The country generates almost all its energy from clean sources, making it the world’s largest renewable energy user. About 90% of homeowners use geothermal power to heat their homes. The government has constructed geothermal plants throughout the country, including Krafla and Nesjavellir.

Although Iceland is surrounded by the saline Atlantic Ocean, it has plenty of pure water. It is one of the major exporters of bottled water, with its water becoming more popular globally. Water remains an essential natural resource in Iceland because of its industrial and home use. Up to 70% of the country’s electricity is hydropower, while other industries also rely on water for production.

Absolutely beautiful country.

Places like Iceland really are lucky countries, very low crime rates, everyone has work, everyone homed, clean energy, beautiful scenery and fresh fish and water, minimal migration, traditions kept in place.

Fiddlesticks wrote:

Places like Iceland really are lucky countries, very low crime rates, everyone has work, everyone homed, clean energy, beautiful scenery and fresh fish and water, minimal migration, traditions kept in place.

That could be the answer here in Australia.

Second Chance wrote:

Targeted migration holds the answer.

Minimal migration certainly wouldn't in any way help the critical shortage of workers in the health sector that's existed ever since successive Coalition governments allowed a phalanx of totally unskilled migrants into Australia*.

* almost not to mention the flood of criminals the Coalition admitted and which the current Government was obliged to release following the recent High Court decision.

Weren’t some of them illegal boat people?

Baghdad Bob wrote:

Fiddlesticks wrote:

Places like Iceland really are lucky countries, very low crime rates, everyone has work, everyone homed, clean energy, beautiful scenery and fresh fish and water, minimal migration, traditions kept in place.

That could be the answer here in Australia.

Immigration is what’s stopping a recession

mc41 wrote:

Baghdad Bob wrote:

Fiddlesticks wrote:

Places like Iceland really are lucky countries, very low crime rates, everyone has work, everyone homed, clean energy, beautiful scenery and fresh fish and water, minimal migration, traditions kept in place.

That could be the answer here in Australia.

Immigration is what’s stopping a recession

I see - so the answer is to keep flooding the place with more people every time things go south

No down side to this approach I presume Confused

And The Boys Light Up.... !

You do realise children from migrant families make up the biggest unemployed demographic throughout the country Ouch

And The Boys Light Up.... !

Yes - its funny how all of a sudden we seem to have run out of coal face workers around the country. Seemed to happen about the same time Albo got the top job

Better options around than working maybe ?

And The Boys Light Up.... !

Passing Through wrote:

Why risk a leaky boat when Morrison and Dutton just let you overstay a vise?

You are conveniently missing the fact that those coming in legally get their details checked

Not quite that easy when your documents get dropped in the ocean.

And The Boys Light Up.... !

It's different when Libs do it eh?

Murdoch has a lot to answer for.

Actually right on the money.

What’s right on the money is you 2 don’t like the answer and revert to your usual pathetic response tactics when that happens

So predictable